Tsuruhashi Station

There are three railway stations named Tsuruhashi (鶴橋駅, Tsuruhashi-eki) in the Tsuruhashi district of Ikuno-ku and Tennoji-ku, Osaka, Japan; the Kintetsu Osaka Line, the Kintetsu Nara Line, the Osaka Loop Line, and the Osaka Municipal Subway Sennichimae Line.

Kintetsu

Station layout 

Legend

4 3 2 1
↑Osaka Uehommachi
		Osaka Loop Line
↓Imazato

1-20, Tsuruhashi Nichome, Ikuno-ku, Osaka

This station has a stationmaster and administrates itself and Imazato Station.

Layout

The station on the Kintetsu lines has two island platforms serving four tracks on the second level. The platforms enable passengers to change trains between the Nara Line and the Osaka Line (cross-platform interchange).

Adjacent stations

West Japan Railway Company (JR West)

Station layout 

Legend

1 2
↑Tamatsukuri
		Kintetsu Nara Line
		Kintetsu Osaka Line
		Kintetsu Nara Line
		Kintetsu Osaka Line
↓Momodani

1-1, Shimoajihara-cho, Tennoji-ku, Osaka

This station has a stationmaster and administrates Teradacho, Momodani, Tamatsukuri and Morinomiya stations.

Layout

The station on the Osaka Loop Line has two side platforms serving two tracks on the third floor, over the western side of the platforms and tracks for the Kintetsu lines.

Adjacent stations

Osaka Municipal Subway Sennichimae Line

Osaka Municipal Subway
Tsuruhashi Station 鶴橋駅
Exit 4
Location
Prefecture	Osaka
City	Osaka
Ward	Tennoji
Neighborhood etc.	1-24, Shimoajihara-cho
Coordinates	34°39′57.64″N 135°31′47.51″E / 34.6660111°N 135.5298639°E / 34.6660111; 135.5298639 (Tsuruhashi Station (Osaka Municipal Subway))
Postal code	543-0025
(in Japanese)	大阪市天王寺区下味原町1-24
History
Year opened	1969
Rail services
Station number(s)	S19
Operator(s)	Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau
Line(s)	Municipal Subway Sennichimae Line

Station layout 

Legend

2 1
↑Tanimachi Kyūchōme
↓Imazato

• 1-24, Shimoajihara-cho, Tennoji-ku, Osaka
• Station number: S19

Layout

The station on the Sennichimae Line has an island platform serving two tracks on the second basement.

Adjacent stations

Surrounding area

This area of Osaka is well known for its bulgogi (Korean-style barbecue) restaurants and other Korean goods. Under the tracks, you will find a labyrinth of stalls selling Korean wedding dresses, fake brand goods,^[1] fruits and vegetables, and kimchi.

The Tsuruhashi and Ikuno-ku districts are well known for the large number of Zainichi Korean living there. Many families from Korea have lived in the Tsuruhashi district for three generations or more.

Establishments around the station

• Miyukimori Shopping Street (御幸森商店街)
• Tsuruhashi Market (鶴橋卸売市場)
• Ajiyosi Head Restaurant (アジヨシ本店)
• Osaka Red Cross Hospital (大阪赤十字病院)

Buses

Tsuruhashi-ekimae (Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau)

• Route 18: for Uehommachi Rokuchome / for Kita-Tatsumi Bus Terminal via Miyukidori
• Route 22: for Higashinari Shako-mae / for Suwa Jinja-mae
• Route 68: for Tamatsukuri / for Abenobashi via Tennoji Kuyakusho and Tanimachi Kyuchome
• Route 73: for Namba / for Deto Bus Terminal via Katsuyama Sanchome and Kumata

References

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